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iStart magazine - The social age, for better or worse | Quarter Four 2013I’m not a speeds ‘n’ feeds person. I don’t get excited by shiny new boxes – well, not the tech sort anyway. When I first began as a technology journalist I was frankly overwhelmed by the thought of having to memorise specifications and feature sets to compare and contrast them. And then I realised, it’s not about the numbers, it’s what you do with them that counts. You have to look at the bigger picture, so in this issue we consider man and his machines... [View emag]

Video: Sapphire Aluminium talks about the Epicor ConfiguratorClynton Husband, managing director of sapphire Aluminium, talks about how they are using a product configurator in the company's manufacturing process.

iStart magazine - Big Data, Big Brother | Quarter Three 2013We are living in interesting times – times that are redefining the world we live in. Today, there is little definition between public and private; companies, governments and criminals alike exploit all they know about us to further their various capitalist, protective and nefarious agendas. [View emag]

Lunch Box: Cloud Computing: "Run your business in the cloud"Cloud commentator Ben Kepes takes a look at the software-as-a-service.

Video: Social media expert Tom Skotidas talks about social sellingPractical lessons here for anyone looking at how social media can be used to enhance B2B sales performance.

Video: Mazda New Zealand and Greentree lead the way in auto parts managementThe joint effort between Mazda and Greentree has resulted in a system that is set to become a new model for the automotive industry.

Lunch Box: Embracing disruptionDisruption and digital transformation have been getting a lot of attention lately...

Lunch Box: B2B Content MarketingHolger Schulze has been involved in numerous roles in B2B marketing in the IT industry – he describes himself as taking a “German engineering” approach to B2B marketing...

Prodcast: Epicor ERP - A modern ERP experienceGet a peek at what the latest business software can enable...

Video: Mobico – Wireless Solutions - Mt Ruapehu RFID Ski Pass case studySkiers at Mt Ruapehu are the first in New Zealand to take advantage of a new wireless RFID scanning solution that increases customer convenience, reduces overheads and minimises ski pass fraud.

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Today we are living through one such revolutionary phase: the digital age, where the physical and digital intersect on almost every level, and where businesses that do not take a digital-first approach are sliding ever behind... [View emag]

Over the last several months we’ve been walking a mile in your shoes as we develop our new website. I’m sure we’ve encountered many of the same frustrations as you do in your IT projects... [View emag]

I am an unrepentant fan of the internet of things. Day-ta (or dar-tah, however you may pronounce it), is flooding the world by the petabyte and actually becoming useful thanks to the connectivity of things, the data they collect and ubiquitous cloud computing... [View emag]

The customer is king. Yes, it sounds clichéd but it’s the truth, and the common theme that ran through the conversations behind this issue. And yet many companies still haven’t learnt the lesson... [View emag]

Several things have happened as I prepare to go to print with this issue which have reconfirmed my belief that technology is an agent of change. Deloitte has just forecast that 10 million wearable computers will be sold this year... [View emag]